An Engine for Energy: Oil & Gas
Looking out from the beaches along the Creole Nature Trail All American Road, you can see oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, a reminder of the vital resources available here, and the vast engineering efforts necessary to harvest these precious commodities.

Rich in reserves, the Creole Nature Trail’s coastal waters produce:
• more than 80% of the nation’s oil
• and 25% of the nations foreign oil comes ashore on Louisiana’s roads and waterways.

The coastal zone also contains:
• the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port
• more than 43,000 oil and gas wells
• two storage sites for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
• and the Henry Hub, one of the nation's major natural gas distribution centers.